château de montségur

One of the last strongholds of the Cathars or Albigensians.

view from Montsegur

chateau de peyrepertuse

Queribus from Peyrepertuse

Cathars was  a name given to the Albigensians by outsiders.  It meant 'pure ones'.  The Cathars were a  love cult.  In the ahese dramatic landscapes of Languedoc,  southern France, the  Cathar country, you can really tune into this spirit of romance and adventure.